which one? the 2015, the 2016, the 2017 or now the 2018?
the could have done it at almost anytime in '16 or '17, the authorization was there. The '16 authorization was rescinded in mid '17. The vote at the '17 shareholders meeting gave them the authority to pursue an rs if conditions were right up-listing / merger etc... (which I voted YES too). I've personally heard the rs myth going on 3 years + now.